IT WAS interesting and worrying to note that, according to the director of the Chamber of Commerce, their headline priority for 2016 should be the development of the harbours and the seafront when there are so many other pressing commercial issues to worry about. The director of the Chamber of Commerce further pointed out that ‘substantial’ funding should be found to finance this wholesale redevelopment; he mentions the use of bonds, hopefully he is not suggesting using the Guernsey Bond that is specifically dedicated for the consolidation of States-owned utility borrowings. I would point out that using money borrowed to consolidate debt for any capital project immediately creates island indebtedness.

HAVING attended the rally/protest meeting on Sunday 12 July it was interesting to listen to the comments of many of those who attended, insomuch as the seafront changes have become a focus for voicing a general discontent with the way this particular States Assembly is impacting on the everyday lives of islanders.

NOW I’m not very good with money me, so the missus, she looks after the ‘ousekeeping. And maybe I’m missing something ‘ere, but those clever people to Public Works and Environment seem to ‘ave a strange way of saving money like all the departments are supposed to.

The States are spending madly on ‘improvements’ we don’t want, inventing new taxes to pay for them and complaining about being £50m. short of funds they never had in the first place. No wonder people are leaving the island, says Neil Ross’ Emile

CONGRATULATIONS to Guernsey Harbours for a very skilful PR exercise regarding future harbour development (I hope they had Environment permission for all those flags and banners?), but after much effort in accessing the online survey, which is leading people by the nose to the conclusion they want us to arrive at, it does beggar rather a lot of holes in their thinking.

IF YOU build it they will go...
It seems many of us have completed the harbour plan survey and I know many of us are very frustrated and annoyed that some questions provide for only set answers, forcing one to choose from options that none of us would support.